Named best new ride in 2017 by Amusement Today, Mystic Timbers has thrilled more than 1.3 million guests since it opening. Experience 16 airtime hills and 3,265 feet of track at speeds of up to 53 mph with a mystery: What's in the shed?

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The Beast, Banshee and Diamondback are ranked among the best in the world in annual industry and enthusiast polls! They're joined by Mystic Timbers, voted "Best New Ride in the World" for 2017 by Amusement Today.

More than 5,000 jobs are up for grabs at Kings Island. The 364-acre amusement and water park is now accepting applications online for the 2018 season, which opens April 14. A diverse range of job opportunities are available and associates needed in all areas of park operation. Those areas include admissions, call center, cash control, entertainment, finance, food and beverage, fire and safety, guest services, lifeguards, marketing internships, merchandise, rides, security, sweeps and warehouse.

Winter might be the off-season for Kings Island’s guests. But for the behind-the-scenes crews at the park, it's the on-season. It's a beehive of activity and for Kings Island's maintenance crews and ride technicians, it's the busiest time of the year.

It's a Beast of a project for our ride mechanics to strip the cars for the world's longest wooden roller coaster down to every last nut and bolt, thoroughly inspect every part and then rebuild them over the winter. https://t.co/PnmzOKWczz-- &commat;KingsIslandPR

Details for #Coasterstock2018 are in the process of being finalized. Roller coaster enthusiasts from 28 U.S. states, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland were represented at last year's event. https://t.co/a2GEGGh1IG-- &commat;KingsIslandPR

If you’re ever looking for a day of fun look no farther than @KingsIslandPR #MemoriesOf2k17 https://t.co/ZhohLpTkAu-- &commat;2018Brendan

Mystic Timbers at @KingsIslandPR was definitely the best new coaster of 2017, https://t.co/HppBdWikYQ-- &commat;GlauserDan13

Each of the cars for roller coasters like Diamondback are stripped down to every last nut and bolt during the winter. Everything is disassembled, looked at and rebuilt by our ride mechanics. https://t.co/YRVoM881uv-- &commat;KingsIslandPR

#MysticTimbers completed its debut season by giving more than 1.3 million rides -- 1,312,990 to be exact. The 3,265-foot-long wooden coaster was one of five attractions to give more than 1 million rides in 2017 at #KingsIsland. https://t.co/ECXunW1jA2-- &commat;KingsIslandPR